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    The surname Goossens

    A Dutch surname, carried by 558 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G252

    Goossens: #39,419 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Goossens #39,419, 558 people Goossens: #39,419 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Goossens #39,419, 558 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goossens is more common than 75.7% of them.

    Origin

    Dutch origin

    Borrowed from Dutch Goossens.

    One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 558 people named Goossens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 553,307 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 556.

    #39,419
    rank among US surnames
    558
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #37,640)

    Who is named Goossens

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named Goossens identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as two or more races and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Two or more races 5.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Goossenss

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kobe Goossens
      Belgian cyclist, born 1996
    • Lou Goossens
      Belgian Actor, born 2009
    • Eugène Goossens
      Belgian-French musician, 1867–1958
    • Marc Goossens
      Belgian racecar driver, born 1969
    • Heidi Goossens
      Belgian judoka, born 1969

    Notable Goossenss come mostly from Belgium (4) and France (1).

    Other Dutch surnames

    All 167 Dutch surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Goossens come from?
    Borrowed from Dutch Goossens.
    How common is the surname Goossens?
    558 people in the United States had the surname Goossens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 553,307 Americans. It ranked 39,419th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Goossens?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Goossens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Goossens?
    Kobe Goossens, Belgian cyclist, followed by Lou Goossens.
    Where is the surname Goossens most common?
    Wikidata records people named Goossens in Belgium and France.
    Is the surname Goossens getting more or less common?
    More common. 556 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 558 in 2010, up 0.4%.